'We Did Not Show Documentary On Cordelia Cruise Incident': Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment Opposes Sameer Wankhede's Plea In Delhi High Court

Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment has opposed the defamation case filed by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede over Aryan Khan's web series The Ba***ds of Bollywood. During the hearing, senior advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, representing Red Chillies Entertainment, argued that even though the series has taken inspiration from overzealous officers, it is not a documentary on the Cordelia cruise incident.

According to Hindustan Times, Kaul, told Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, "Can satire and fiction co-exist? There is no law that it cannot co-exist. I may be partly inspired by real persons and stories yet there can be disclaimers, no problem with two existing together. Where is the ill-will or malice? This is about a success story in a Bollywood party."

“We are not looking at people who are sensitive, hurt is not ground for malice. Can you pick a stray instance, a passage here or there? The series is about 20 different issues. We do (did) not show a documentary on the Cordelia cruise incident. I am inspired by overzealous officers. That is far from saying that this is the Cordelia cruise story," he further added.

In his closing arguments, the senior lawyer stated, “Even if I portray you unjustly, it is still not a case. Every scene in this show is exaggerated. I am not ridiculing him or the emblem. I am talking about officials who have lofty ideas.”

On Thursday, the court will hear Netflix's argument.

What Is The Bads Of Bollywood Controversy?

Aryan Khan's directorial debut, The Ba***ds of Bollywood, became the talk of the town when it was released on Netflix in September this year. In one of the scenes, an officer comes to a Bollywood party and arrests a guy in a fake drugs case just because he is against Bollywood. The sequence went viral on social media, and netizens started speculating whether Aryan took a dig at Sameer Wankhede in the show.

Later, Wankhede filed a defamation case against the makers and Netflix.